Gloucestershire County Women's Football League

Summary

The Gloucestershire County Women's Football League is a women's association football competition run by the Gloucestershire County Football Association. It consists of three divisions and sits at level 7 of the women's football pyramid in England.

Gloucestershire County Women's League
Founded1998
First season1998–99
CountryEngland
Divisions3
Number of teams24
Level on pyramid7
Promotion toSouth West Regional Women's Football League
Current championsPucklechurch Sports
(2021–22)
WebsiteOfficial website

Teams edit

 
 
Abbeymead R.
 
Bristol & West
Whitchurch
 
Bristol R.
 
Cotswold Rangers
 
Gloucester
 
Longwell Green
 
Pucklechurch
 
Bishops Cleeve
 
Bradley Stoke
 
Cheltenham CS
 
Cirencester Town
 
Dursley
 
Longlevens
 
Mitcheldean
 
Olveston
 
B.L.U.
 
Ellwood
 
Red Falcon
 
Southmead
 
Tuffley
 
Winchcombe
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Map showing the location of teams in the Gloucestershire Women's League in 2020–21. Division One teams are indicated in red, Division Two in yellow, and Division Three in blue.

The teams competing in the league for the 2020–21 season are:

Division One[1] Division Two[2] Division Three[3]
Abbeymead Rovers Bishops Cleeve Bradley Stoke Vixens
Bristol & West Bradley Stoke Bristol Ladies Union Development
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Development Ellwood
Cotswold Rangers Cheltenham Civil Service Red Falcon Club
Gloucester City Cirencester Town Southmead Community Sport
Longwell Green Dursley Town Tuffley Rovers
Pucklechurch Sports Longlevens Whitchurch & Bristol
Mitcheldean S C Winchcombe Town
Olveston United Kingswood WFC

Former champions edit

Season Division One Division Two Division Three Notes
2021–22 Pucklechurch Sports Bristol Rovers Development Bradley Stoke
2020–21 Bristol Rovers Olveston United Ellwood
2019–20 Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2018–19 Bristol Ladies Union Cheltenham Town Under-18s
2017-18 Frampton Rangers Longwell Green
2016–17 St Nicholas Reserves Frampton Rangers [5]
2015–16 AEK Boco Abbeymead Rovers [6]
2014–15 Oldland Abbotonians AEK Boco Development [7][8]
2013–14 Cheltenham Civil Service Cheltenham Town Development [9]
2012–13 Bitton Longwell Green [10]
2011–12 Forest of Dean Quedgeley Wanderers [11]
2010–11 Cam Bulldogs St Nicholas Gloucester City Reserves [12]
2009–10 Swindon Supermarine Bitton St Nicholas [13]
2008–09 Cleeve West Swindon Supermarine [14]

Cup competitions edit

Teams participating in the Women's County League compete in the Gordon Perrett Memorial Cup, a competition named after a founder member of the league.[15] The winners of the competition are as follows:

Season Winners Runners-up
2021-22 Longwell Green Dursley Town
2020–21 Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[16]
2019–20 Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[16]
2018–19 Bristol Ladies Union Chipping Sodbury Town
2017-18 Bristol & West Frampton Rangers
2016–17 Royal Wootton Bassett Almondsbury UWE
2015-16 AEK Boco Abbeymead Rovers
2014-15 AEK Boco Development Cheltenham Town Development
2013-14 No competition run
2012-13 Bitton Ladies Cheltenham Civil Service
2010-11 St Nicholas Bitton Ladies
2009-10 Swindon Supermarine Bitton Ladies
2008-09 Forest of Dean Ladies Cleeve West Town
2007-08 Oldland Abbotonians Cam Bulldogs
2006-07 Stoke Lane Athletic Cam Bulldogs
2005-06 Downend Flyers Oldland Abbotonians
2004-05 Stoke Lane Athletic Cirencester Town
2003-04 Stoke Lane Athletic Gloucester Athletic
2002-03 Cam Bulldogs Gloucester City
2001-02 South Bristol Wanderers University of Bristol
2000-01 No competition run
1999-00 Chalford Cirencester Town
1998-99 Cheltenham Reserves Cirencester Town

References edit

  1. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division One". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division Two". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division Three". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ "FA COUNCIL RATIFY DECISION TO END 2019-20 SEASON IN NON-LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S GAME". The Football Association. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ "The County Leagues". Women's Soccer Scene. Vol. 17, no. 39. 1 June 2017. p. 29.
  6. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's League". Bristol Soccerworld. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League Division One 2014–15". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League Division Two 2014–15". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2013–14". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2012–13". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2011–12". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2010–11". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2009–10". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2008–09". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  15. ^ "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY WOMENS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - League Officers". www.leaguewebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  16. ^ a b "FA COUNCIL RATIFY DECISION TO END 2019-20 SEASON IN NON-LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S GAME". The Football Association. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.